NO, HIS BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THE MEDIA THAT CAN'T STOP LOVING AND LYING. MOST RECENTLY, IT'S THE MEDIA'S TREND TO OVERSAMPLE IN POLLS AND PRETEND LIKE BARRY O HAS A SIGNIFICANT LEAD. HOW IS THIS HARMFUL TO THE CELEBRITY IN CHIEF?

2012
WILL BE A CLOSE ELECTION. AS BARRY O HAS ADMITTED. VOTER TURNOUT WILL
BE IMPORTANT. AS BARRY O HAS ADMITTED. IF HIS SUPPORTERS FALSELY
BELIEVE HE HAS A CLEAR LEAD DUE TO SKEWED POLLING, THEY'LL BE LESS
LIKELY TO VOTE WHEN THEY HAVE OTHER THINGS -- LIKE LIFE -- TO DO ON
ELECTION DAY.

This afternoon in Toronoto, Iraq War resister
Chuck Wiley declared, "Like Kim Rivera, I am a war resister who
developed an issue of conscience after witnessing events in Iraq and
sought protection in Canada. Kim's actions were based in conscience, and
her own understanding of the Nuremberg Principles, the Geneva
Conventions, and the balance os international law. She took these
principles seriously, and hoped and expected that Canada still did the
same as it has for generations." Wiley was among a group of people
gathered today to show their support for Kim. At The Strength of the Absurd, Kim's friend explains,
"Kimberly Rivera grew up in Mesquite, Texas. When she was 17, Army
recruiters visited her home offering money for college that her family
did not have. She signed up to be a mechanic and was enlisted in the
Army Reserves.In October 2006 her unit was activated and deployed to
Iraq. What she witnessed during that deployment affected her deeply. In
January 2007 on a two week leave in the US, Kim and her husband Mario
agreed she would not go back to Iraq. In 2007 she became the first woman
U.S. Iraq war resister to seek asylum in Canada. She lives in Canada
with her husband and four children, two of them born in Canada." Now the
Candiana government is stating she must leave the country by Thursday,
September 20th or face deportation.

As
the Toronto press conference got started, a statement from prominent
Canadians -- including the children of two of Canada's most historic
politicians, the daughter of "The Greatest Canadian" Tommy Douglas (Shirley Douglas) and the son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau (Alexandre Trudeau).

We
the undersigned support conscientious objector Kimerly Rivera and her
family who are threatened with imminent deportation from Canada on
September 20. Kim deployed to Iraq in 2006 and sought asylum in Canada
in 2007. She faces a court martial and up to 5 years in military prison
for refusing to participate any longer in the Iraq War -- a war which
had no legal sanction. Kim would be separated from her four young
children, two of whom were born in Canada. A felony conviction would
mean a lifetime of difficulty finding employment. We call on the
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kennedy
to do the right thing and allow Kimberly Rivera and her family to stay
in Canada.

Alexandre
Trudeau's father left a mark on the world stage. He did that by taking
brave stands. Stephen Harper is the current prime minister and he's
little known outside of Canada despite holding the office for over six
years now. If he wanted to be a world player and have all the world
looking to Canada again, as so many did when Pierre Trudeau was prime
minister, he could intervene and allow Kim and her family to stay in
Canada. But maybe Harper's not interested in having a legacy or being
known as a player on the world stage?

Also speaking at the media conference today was Beaches International Jazz Festival's
Artistic Director Bill King who explained, "I arrived in Canada as a
Vietnam War resister, and I have been welcomed and embraced by
Canadians. Kim Rivera made the same difficult decision I did. Minister
Kenney and Prime Minister Harper, please show us that strong leaders
are compassionate and allow her to stay." War Resisters Support Campaign's
Michelle Robidoux observed, "Canada's support for conscientious
objectors to the Iraq War, and for the Rivera family specifically, has
been overwhelming. If it was up to the Canadian people, there is no
doubt that the Rivera family would be allowed to stay in this country.
We are appealing today to Jason Kenney to stop a great injustice from
being done, by approving Kimberly Rivera's application to stay in
Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds." (All quotes from the
press conference are from a press release e-mailed to the public e-mail
account. They do not have the press release up at the War Resisters
Support Campaign site currently.)